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NITE s STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE E. CARR, OF ANDOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,556, dated July 8,1890.

' Application filed January 21, 1889. Serial No- 297,045. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE E. CARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Andover,in the county of Merrimac and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hames,of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to improvements in theattachments on the upper parts of hames used for attaching the up perhame-strap and in the form, construction, and attachment of the terretsor rings through which the reins lead. The object thereof is to allowthe loop through which the hamestrap passes and the rein-terret to bereadily adjusted at different heights on the hame and to allow them tobe easily replaced in case they are broken or worn out, and to hold thestrap-loop securely in place, also to provide convenient strap-holes atdifferent heights for the upper hame-strap in case through accident orfor any cause it is not possible or desirable to use the loop.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the upperportion of a hame with my improved hame'strap and reinterretattachments. Fig. 2 is the rein-terret detached. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of one of Fig. at is a View of another form of my hame-strapand rein-terret attachment. Fig. 5 shows another form of rein-terret andmethod of attaching it. Fig. 6 is another form similar to that shown inFig. 4., in which a part of the starts D are formed without eyes and apart with eyes.

Like letters of reference designate like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the upper portion of a hame; B, the rein-terret C, a loop,preferably of metal, for attaching the upper strap.

D D D D are metallic starts with eyes or holesin the outer end for the,rod, pin, or split key E, which passes through the starts as well asthrough holes or eyes in the ends of the terret B. The rod E may befastened in place by a head or eye on one end and being split and openedat the other end, as shown in Fig. l or by a nut or other suitablefastening on one end or it may have a thread cut on it to screw into athread cut in one or more of the starts D or it may be secured in anyother convenient manner. The rod E may be formed so as to make theterret B, Fig. 5, and may be removed by springing the end from the startD. It may be engaged with the starts so as to bring the terret B betweenany two of the starts.

The starts D may be secured in place by driving them into the hame-wood,or they may have a thread cut on them and be screwed into the hame woodor iron or they may pass entirely through the hame and be held byriveting or they may be secured to .the hame by any other suitablemeans. Any convenient number of starts may be used, and it is notnecessary that the pin E should pass through all of them. The others maymeet the pin in any suitable manner so as to form the strap-holes 71,substantially as shown in Fi 6.

The terret B may be wrought with the ends turned on themselves to formthe holes for the pin E, or it may be cast.

Any shaped terret having an eye in it for the passage of the rod E maybe used; but I prefer a terret of the shape shown in Figs. 2 and 5, forwith this shape, which I believe to be new, a longer opening may be hadfor the passing of the reins and buckles than in the terrets in commonuse without increasing the general size of the ring.

Adjustable loops similar to the one shown in the drawings are in commonuse; but they usuallyrrest in corrugations or between pins on the outeror back side of the hame with nothing to hold them in place until thestrap is passed through the inner end of the loop, filling the spacesbetween the loop and the inner edge of the hame, and heretofore it hasonly been feasible to use them with hames whose inner edges at the upperend of the hame have a flat surface; and when the strap is removed fromthe hames commonly in use the loop is liable to fall from its place orfrom the hame and be lost. With my improvement the loose loop 0 can beadvantageously used on all hames, whatever be the contour of thesurfaces on the inner sides, and it will not fall from place when thestrap is removed. Single parts of the attachment that may be broken orlost can be easily and cheaply replaced, and both loop and terret can beadjusted at any desired height. WVhen applied to hanies not having aflat inner surface, and which heretofore have had strap-holes cut intothe hame-wood, the necessity for such strapholes with the consequentweakening of the hame and liability of breaking is avoided.

If desired, the whole attachment can be constructed, as shown in Fig. 4or Fig". (3, by casting the starts D on a base F or by fastening them toa separate base F and then fastening the wholeto the hame by rivets orother ap propriate means. In general adaptability, convenience, anddurability, my construction is greatly superior to anythingheretoforeused for the purpose known to me.

The various parts of my devices are simple, strong, and cheaply made,While, should any part become broken, such part can be quickly andeasily replaced by any one with very limited mechanical skill. The readyadjustability, as described, also enables the hames to which myinvent-ion is attached to most perfectly fit the different styles andsizes of collars. These features are of great importance and utility inpractical use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination of the hame A, loop C, and strap or loop holes h,formed by starts D and pin E, all suitably arranged and adapted tooperate substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a hame, the combination of a reinterret with starts suitablysecured to the hame and a pin adapted to engage and tohold the saidrein-terret, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a hame, an adjustable rein-terret combined with suitable startssecured to the ham e, and a removable pin adapted to secure saidrein-terret between said starts, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

4. In a hame, the combination of strapholes formed by suitable startssecured one above another to said haine and a pin formed at one end tomake a rein-terret and to be reinovably secured to the outer ends of thesaid starts, with a strap-loop adapted for securing the haines above thecollar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a hame, the combination of starts suitably secured to the hame oneabove another, a removable pin adapted to engage with one or more ofsaid starts, and an adjustable openloop rein-terret, all substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination of the hame A, the

herein-described open loop, adjustable reinterret B, the starts D, andthe pin E, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CLARENCE E. CARR. WVitnesses:

GEORGE W. STONE, CARRIE E. CARR.

